# Elasticsearch: Configuring nodes(Network Computers) for single cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-configuring-nodes-network-computers-for-single-cluster/47773>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 19, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-configuring-nodes-network-computers-for-single-cluster/47773 "2016-04-19T10:27:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![krushnat\_khawale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krushnat_khawale/32/6652_2.png) [@krushnat\_khawale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krushnat_khawale)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-configuring-nodes-network-computers-for-single-cluster/47773/1 "2016-04-19T10:27:04Z")

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Hello **{Elastic} world** ,

Working with ELK since 3-4 months, able to successfully use the tools and customize  
them as per the users need.

This time we want to experience sharding/replica's of the 'INDICES' are we're stuck  
with the required configutation.

```
# Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):
#
 network.host: 10.76.133.15
#
# Set a custom port for HTTP:
#
# http.port: 9200
#
# ---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------
#
# Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:
#
# gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3
#
# For more information, see the documentation at:
# <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-gateway.html>
#
# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------
#
# Elasticsearch nodes will find each other via unicast, by default.
#
# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when new node is started:
# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
#
# discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"]
#
# Prevent the "split brain" by configuring the majority of nodes (total number of nodes / 2 + 1):
#
# discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes: 3

```

WHAT SHOULD BE THE VALUES OF FOLLOWING  
**network.host**  
**default list of hosts is**  
**discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"]**

Do we need node names of the network computers to be same?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-configuring-nodes-network-computers-for-single-cluster/47773/2 "2017-07-05T22:57:46Z")

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